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A young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must change.A young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must change.A young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must change.
Don Dillaway
- Michael Schuyler
- (as Donald Dillaway)
Claud Allister
- Dawson - The Valet
- (as Claude Allister)
Wilson Benge
- Butler
- (uncredited)
Vance Carroll
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
- Hank - A Reporter
- (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
- Speakeasy Proprietor
- (uncredited)
Oliver Eckhardt
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
J.C. Fowler
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe $50 bribe offered by the lawyer would equate to $1,045 in 2023. The $10,000 mentioned to settle the matter of breach-of-promise would be the same as almost $210,000 in 2023.
- GoofsWhen they are looking at the front page of "The Tribune Paper," in the headlines the word "okay" is misspelled. It shows "It's okey with me."
The spelling of "OK" was not standardized for a long time. Writer Dashiell Hammett among others spelled it "okeh" and "oke."
- Quotes
Dexter Grayson: The last time I asked her for those letters, she made very uncouth noises with her mouth.
- ConnectionsEdited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
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A Genius - Robert Williams - the great loss
Platinum Blonde launched so many careers - the most infamous being Frank Capra and Jean Harlow. It is not a perfect film by any stretch of the imagination. The sound is bad, Harlow is terribly miscast, and poor Loretta Young struggles valiantly to bring depth to a part that is the filmic equivalent of wallpaper. As many have said before me, she and Harlow would have done well to reverse roles.
But the greatest on screen portrayal of fresh, modern, naturalistic acting (a style that later would be attributed to James Dean) is from the wonderful, refreshingly brilliant young Robert Williams in 1931!!!!! I would never mark this film as a masterpiece, yet I would encourage all struggling male actors to study this man's work as a prime example of how to dominate a scene without any artifice or aggression. Every time he enters a room, the whole film lights up, and every time he leaves, all the other actors seem to lose their purpose and energy.
I have never seen such simple perfection, and I am saddened to no end to learn of his untimely death at thirty-four, just as he was starting to get roles worthy of his genius. I could not get enough of this man's work, and regret having so little of it to view. An absolute must see for Robert Williams alone!
But the greatest on screen portrayal of fresh, modern, naturalistic acting (a style that later would be attributed to James Dean) is from the wonderful, refreshingly brilliant young Robert Williams in 1931!!!!! I would never mark this film as a masterpiece, yet I would encourage all struggling male actors to study this man's work as a prime example of how to dominate a scene without any artifice or aggression. Every time he enters a room, the whole film lights up, and every time he leaves, all the other actors seem to lose their purpose and energy.
I have never seen such simple perfection, and I am saddened to no end to learn of his untimely death at thirty-four, just as he was starting to get roles worthy of his genius. I could not get enough of this man's work, and regret having so little of it to view. An absolute must see for Robert Williams alone!
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- ytbufflo
- Sep 8, 2004
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- Budget
- £600,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
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